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In 1986 the New Zealand government opened domestic airlines to foreign ownership and Air New Zealand soon faced competition from the Australian airline Ansett. This Ansett New Zealand BAe–146 Whisper Jet was photographed at Wellington airport in September 1999.
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Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PA-Group-00685)
Reference: EP-Aviation-Ansett-15/4
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